Joan M. Crawford (1926-2019)

CRAWFORD, CAMPBELL, MYATT

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 8/15/2019 at 15:11:04

Joan M. Crawford, 93, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday morning, August 13, 2019, at her home in Maquoketa, Iowa.

A private graveside service and burial will be held at the Buckhorn Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, Iowa. There is no public visitation. Cremation rites will be accorded. The Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa is caring for the family.

Joan Myatt was born on February 2, 1926 in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Ralph and Estella (Campbell) Myatt. She was a 1943 graduate of Maquoketa High School where she was crowned its first Homecoming Queen in 1942. She married Glen Thomas Crawford on January 26, 1951 in Maquoketa, Iowa. He preceded her in death on September 25, 2018.

After graduation, Joan installed radios in planes during the World War II effort. She then worked for Maquoketa Credit Bureau, and later for the Jackson County Superintendent of Schools. She retired after a 30 plus year career as secretary for the ASCS Office in Maquoketa.

Joan was a former "Den Mother" for the Boy Scouts and at one time had been very active with the United Church of Christ (formerly Congregational Church) in Maquoketa. She enjoyed all flowers with Roses being her favorite, spending time with her family, and birds especially Cardinals.

Those left to honor her memory include a son and daughter-in-law, David and Pamela Crawford of Maquoketa, IA; 5 grandchildren, Kelli (Roy) Lines, Kristi (Kent) Bennis, Ryan (Jennifer) Tracy, Angela Quick-Iverson (Erik), and Karma Quick-Panwala (Asit); 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister Rosemary Francois of Maquoketa, IA. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, brothers Ralph and John "Jack" Myatt, a sister Evelyn Gump, and a daughter Nan Ellen Tracy on July 3, 2018.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be made to Hospice of Jackson County.

Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com.